The University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have formed a partnership “to advance knowledge and understanding on the treatment of concussion.” Together, they will build upon the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project, which was established in 2016 and is supported by the Irish Rugby Football Union. The IRIS project tracks the incidence and nature of injury in amateur and schools’ rugby in Ireland.
The important new partnership with UPMC will expand on the work done to date in IRIS and aims to examine the qualitative symptoms of concussion in amateur rugby, the length of recovery time post-concussion, and the treatment advice given to players.
